“He’ll make the decision when he’s ready,” said a league source Saturday. “He needs time.”

This is the second summer in a row we’ll get to do the retirement dance with Alfredsson.

Alfredsson, 40, helped the Senators to the playoffs yet again this season in a year where not much was expected of the team. After dealing with a host of key injuries, the Sens finished seventh in the East and upset the Montreal Canadiens in the first-round of the playoffs. It’s a one round improvement on how the team did last season when they lost in seven games to the New York Rangers.